A ‘live-in-relationship’ between a married and an unmarried person is not permissible : Rajasthan High Court

Western culture accepts ‘live-in-relationship’. If anyone in India is imitating this culture, then it should be considered as a crime. The Government’s perspective should be of putting in efforts to conserve the Indian culture.

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Jaipur (Rajasthan) – A Married and an unmarried person cannot be in a ‘live-in-relationship’, ordered the Rajasthan High Court during a hearing of an IPL. A 29-year-old unmarried girl and a 31-year-old married man had filed an IPL asking for protection from their family members.

हाईकोर्ट ने प्रेमी युगल को सुरक्षा देने से इनकार करते हुए कहा है कि विवाहित और अविवाहित लिव इन रिलेशन में एक साथ नहीं रह सकते हैं.#Highcourt #Jaipur #Rajasthanhttps://t.co/JSiga0MRFJ

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The High Court, while citing a judgement of the Supreme Court, stated that the lover couple In a ‘live-in-relationship’ should not be just able to live as husband and wife, but they should also be in a position to get married. Such eligibility cannot exist between a married and an unmarried person.